St. Teresa of Lisieux, of Child Jesus, catholic

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This plaque is a part of my religious medals and plaques collection Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject. If you are interested in other medals, related to this subject, click , please. Religion; Saints Religious; Czestochowa Pope JOHN PAUL II Religious; Madonna Christianity; Catholic This huge and beautiful plaque has been cast to commemorate Thérèse de Lisieux, (Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face , venerated as a Doctor of the Catholic Church. Saint Thérèse de Lisieux ( January 2 , 1873 – September 30 , 1897 ), or more properly Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus et de la Sainte Face ("Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face"), born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin , was a Roman Catholic nun who was canonized as a saint , and is recognized as a Doctor of the Church . She is also known by many as "The Little Flower of Jesus." [3] size – 200 mm x 150 mm, (ca 7¾ “ x 6“) weight – ca 600 gr, (cva 22 oz) metal – bronze, beautiful old patina St. Thérèse de Lisieux St. Thérèse is known today because of her spiritual memoir , L'histoire d'une âme ("The Story of a Soul"), which she wrote upon the orders of two prioresses of her monastery. She began the work in 1895 as a memoir of her childhood, under orders from her sister Pauline, known in religion as Mother Agnes of Jesus. Mother Agnes gave the order after being prompted by their eldest sister, Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart. While Thérèse was on retreat in September 1896, she wrote the second part, a letter to Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart. In June 1897 Mother Agnes became aware of how sick Thérèse was; she immediately asked Mother Marie de Gonzague, who had succeeded her as prioress, to allow Thérèse to write another memoir with more details of her religious life. It was published posthumously, and was heavily edited by her sister Pauline. (Aside from considerations of style, Mother Marie de Gonzague had ordered Pauline to alter the first two sections of the manuscript to make them appear as if they were addressed to Mother Marie as well.) It became the religious best-seller of the 20th century. Since 1973, two centenary editions of Thérèse's writings, including "Story of a Soul," her letters, poems, prayers, and the plays she wrote for the monastery recreations have been published. Recognition In 1902 , the Polish Carmelite Father Raphael Kalinowski (later Saint Raphael Kalinowski) translated her autobiography "Story of a Soul" into Polish . Pope Pius X signed the decree for the opening of her process of canonization on June 10 , 1914 . Pope Benedict XV , in order to hasten the process, dispensed with the usual fifty-year delay required between death and beatification . On August 14, 1921, he promulgated the decree on the heroic virtues of Thérèse and gave a long speech about Thérèse's way of confidence and love, recommending it to the whole Church. Thérèse was beatified in April 1923 and canonized on May 17 , 1925 by Pope Pius XI , only 28 years after her death. Her feast day was celebrated on October 3 until the calendar revision of 1970, when it was moved to October 1 . Thérèse of Lisieux is the patron saint of AIDS sufferers, aviators, florists, illness, and missions. She is also considered by Catholics to be the patron saint of Russia , although the Russian Orthodox Church officially recognizes neither her canonization nor her patronage. In 1927 Pope Pius XI named Thérèse a patron of the missions. In 1944 Pope Pius XII named her co-patroness of France with St. Joan of Arc. By the Apostolic Letter Divini Amoris Scientia ("The Science of Divine Love") of October 19 , 1997 , Pope John Paul II declared her one of the thirty-three Doctors of the Universal Church , one of only three women so named (the others being Teresa of Avila (Saint Teresa of Jesus) and Catherine of Siena ). Thérèse was the ... read more

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